Mary Kelly is a Los Angeles based artist and seminal figure of the feminist art movement. She is known for her project-based work, addressing questions of sexuality, identity, psychoanalysis, feminist politics, and historical memory in the form of large-scale narrative installations. Since 1996, Kelly has been Professor of Art and Critical Theory Art in the School of Art and Architecture at UCLA, where she has established an Interdisciplinary Studio area for graduate students engaged in site-specific, collective and project-based practices. She is represented by Rosamund Felsen Gallery in Los Angeles and Postmasters in NY.
About The Host
Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at http://www.bariziperstein.com/home.
About The Host: Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at www.bariziperstein.com/home.
Who’s donating books to Bookmeat? Who’s NOT donating is probably a shorter answer! We’ve assembled over 200 of the artworld’s best & brightest, including Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, the “most powerful figure in the international art world.” Also on board are 2008 Whitney Biennial Artists Edgar Arceneaux, Ry Rocklen, Rodney McMillian, James Welling, Walead Beshty, Fritz Haeg, Alice Könitz, and Mario Ybarra, Jr. Which brings us to one of LA’s most favorite and beloved artists — 2009 MacArthur Fellow Mark Bradford. We’re all so darn proud of Mark, and we’re really thrilled that he’s part of Bookmeat. So, what book moves a MacArthur Genius? Come to Bookmeat and find out!
Bookmeat – A benefit for Side Street Projects
Saturday, November 21st (6pm-10pm)
“The Brick Building”
8870 Washington Blvd (Between Robertson & National, next door to the Royal/T)
Culver City, CA 90232
Shana Lutker is a Los Angeles based artist whose work focuses on the psychological affects of history and politics. Using a combination of photography, sculpture, installation, drawing, and performance, she presents spare and economical objects, images, and situations. She has had solo exhibitions at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects and was included in the 2008 & 2006 California Biennial. She finds time to be the Managing Editor of X-TRA magazine based in Los Angeles. She is represented by Susanne Vielmetter in Los Angeles.
Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at http://www.bariziperstein.com/home.
About The Host: Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at www.bariziperstein.com/home.
Much thanks to the Tremaine Foundation and The Pasadena Art Alliance for their support of this series. Special thanks to Jonathan Stoffenmacher.
Mark Allen is the owner and director of the non-profit Machine Project, which exists to “encourage heroic experiments of the gracefully over-ambitious.” They provide educational resources to people working with technology, collaborate with artists to produce site-specific works, and promote conversations between scientists, poets, technicians, performers, and the community of Los Angeles as a whole.
Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at http://www.bariziperstein.com/home.
About The Host: Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at www.bariziperstein.com/home.
Much thanks to the Tremaine Foundation and The Pasadena Art Alliance for their support of this series. Special thanks to Jonathan Stoffenmacher.
Steve Hurd is a Los Angeles based painter whose most recent paintings brings his monumental frustrations and skepticism with the art world, mass media, the Iraq War, and the medium of painting into stunning view. He is represented by Rosamund Felsen Gallery in Los Angeles.
Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at http://www.bariziperstein.com/home.
About The Host: Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at www.bariziperstein.com/home.
Much thanks to the Tremaine Foundation and The Pasadena Art Alliance for their support of this series. Special thanks to Jonathan Stoffenmacher.
